The danger of living on the edge of a tectonic plate

Area affected by earthquake-triggered landslide (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

An Indonesian woman mourns the death of her family members at the site where her family was buried alive... (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)

Boston.com's The Big Picture has a 40-image photoessay showing the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Sumatra.